There may be no nutrient more maligned than fat. In the 90s, it was widely believed we needed to avoid fat at all costs, and food products branded as “low-fat” were everywhere. By the 2010s, the ...

Visceral fat, which is stored around your stomach, can be especially hard to lose. But implementing certain foods into your ...

Every day, the liver packages fat and releases it into the bloodstream to fuel the body, supplying energy to the heart, ...

Joslin researchers identify a 3D DNA switch that controls brown fat’s calorie‑burning power, opening new paths to fight ...

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his diet message is clear: "Eat real food." That was his main mantra during a White House press briefing on the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

Losing body fat is not always healthy. A new study shows fat loss can disrupt metabolism, trigger inflammation, and increase ...

For decades, Americans have avoided saturated fat out of concern it could raise LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, which is linked to heart disease. But newer research suggests that not all forms of saturated ...

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Where your body stores fat may matter just as much as how much you carry—especially for your brain. Using advanced MRI scans and data from nearly 26,000 people, researchers identified two surprising ...

Body fat percentage and body fat mass aren’t the same thing, so if your goal is to lose fat and look more sculpted or defined, you’ll need to know the difference. As a personal trainer, I’ve spent ...

A new mouse study suggests that "beige" fat surrounding blood vessels can send calming signals to the arteries—revealing an unexpected biological link between fat tissue and heart health. A colored ...